Why shouldn’t they lock it up outside with a decent lock. I’ve locked a nicer bike up outside for years and I still have it. Tempting fate, I know, but what’s the point of having a bike meant for transportation that you don’t ride for transportation??

Why don’t you “who stole mah bike?” whiners be a little more responsible?? You ride in an area where bikes are pilfered on a daily basis. Yet what proactive ACTION do you take?? NONE. There are FREE public bikeregistry services available on the net that greatly assist in recovery. But NO, you do nothing till its time to whine. Take a few minutes to register and TAG it in advance of something happening to it!
Once gone, IT IS TOO LATE to do anything proactive.